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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|name=Midge
|image       = Midge-CheetahWorld.jpg
|image=Midge-CheetahWorld.jpg
|species     = Human
|alias=
|origin     = [[Perivale]], [[Earth]]
|species=Human
|sister      = Squeak
|origin=[[Perivale]]
|first      = Survival (TV story)
|only=Survival (TV story)
|appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Chemistry (short story)|Chemistry]]''
|actor=Will Barton
|actor       = Will Barton
|home planet = Earth}}
|clip        = The Doctor and Midge play chicken - Survival - BBC
[[File:The Doctor and Midge play chicken - Survival - BBC|thumb|330x330px]]
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'''Midge''' was a [[human]] resident of [[Perivale]] in the [[1980s]]. He was the elder brother of [[Squeak]] and a friend of [[Ace]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'')
'''Midge''' was a [[human]] resident of [[Perivale]] in the [[1980s]].  


He had once gone to [[Australia]] on holiday and had sent Ace a [[postcard]] saying how lonely he felt so far from home. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'')
== Biography ==
Midge was the elder brother of [[Squeak]], and a friend of [[Ace]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'')
 
He had once gone to [[Australia]] on holiday and had sent Ace a [[postcard]] saying how lonely he felt so far from home. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'')


One summer during the 1980s, Midge became obsessed with ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Gods and Monsters (audio story)|Gods and Monsters]]'')
One summer during the 1980s, Midge became obsessed with ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Gods and Monsters (audio story)|Gods and Monsters]]'')


In [[1989]], Midge was transported from [[Earth]] to the [[Cheetah World]] by a [[Kitling]], where he had to survive along with others who had teleported there. While being coerced by the survival trainer [[Paterson]], he became infected with the [[Cheetah Virus]]. {{Ainley|c}}, having been trapped on the Cheetah World, used him to [[teleport]] to Earth. The Master then instructed Midge to engage the [[Seventh Doctor]] in a duel on his chosen transport, a motorcycle. The collision caused a large explosion, injuring him, but the Doctor survived. The Master killed Midge for his failure. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'')
In [[1989]], Midge was transported from [[Earth]] to the [[Cheetah World]] by a [[Kitling]], where he had to survive along with others who had teleported there. While being coerced by the survival trainer [[Paterson (Survival)|Paterson]], he became infected with the [[Cheetah Virus]]. {{Ainley|c}}, having been trapped on the Cheetah World, used him to [[teleport]] to Earth. The Master then instructed Midge to engage the [[Seventh Doctor]] in a duel on his chosen transport, a motorcycle. The collision caused a large explosion, injuring him, but the Doctor survived. The Master, using "survival of the fittest" as his reasoning, instructed Midge to end his own life for his failure, which he subsequently did. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Midge was the final human to die in the original series. The [[Cheetah Person]], [[Karra]], was the last character to die in the original series, being killed minutes after Midge.
* Midge was the final human to die in the original series. The [[Cheetah Person]], [[Karra]], was the last character to die in the original series, being killed minutes after Midge.
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Latest revision as of 05:24, 1 October 2022

Midge was a human resident of Perivale in the 1980s.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Midge was the elder brother of Squeak, and a friend of Ace. (TV: Survival)

He had once gone to Australia on holiday and had sent Ace a postcard saying how lonely he felt so far from home. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation)

One summer during the 1980s, Midge became obsessed with Dungeons & Dragons. (AUDIO: Gods and Monsters)

In 1989, Midge was transported from Earth to the Cheetah World by a Kitling, where he had to survive along with others who had teleported there. While being coerced by the survival trainer Paterson, he became infected with the Cheetah Virus. The Tremas Master, having been trapped on the Cheetah World, used him to teleport to Earth. The Master then instructed Midge to engage the Seventh Doctor in a duel on his chosen transport, a motorcycle. The collision caused a large explosion, injuring him, but the Doctor survived. The Master, using "survival of the fittest" as his reasoning, instructed Midge to end his own life for his failure, which he subsequently did. (TV: Survival)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Midge was the final human to die in the original series. The Cheetah Person, Karra, was the last character to die in the original series, being killed minutes after Midge.